Innovation Trends in 2018
One only has to search innovation trends to be inundated with articles proclaiming doctors will be replaced within a few years and how we need to get to Mars before the robots rise up. I prefer to keep my innovation trends forecasts closer to home in terms of this is what I know because this […]
Why it is best to start with a Business Model Canvas
“A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value” The Business Model Canvas has the structure and the relevant questions required for a solid, well thought out business plan, but the ease of use and sense of improvisation of a ‘back of a napkin’ business idea. Why do it […]
What is Lean Product Development?
We are often asked to define Lean Product Development (LPD) and usually we speak about product evolution and being flexible, but it is more than that. At it’s core, Lean Product Development requires that one is comfortable with an age-old truth; change is the only constant. Thus, instead of employing massive market research, business analysis […]
Technology in 2024 : A Prediction
I’m often brought to a halt by the realisation that something mundane I just did would have been pure science fiction in most people’s minds just 10 years ago. An example : 10 years ago, if you told your friends around the braaivleisvuur that in 2014 they would be able to take their cellphone from […]